No murdering other students' characters--you CAN murder other students' characters' relations.
IF you kill another student's character's family member, you MUST notify them on the discussion page of their character's wiki.
You have to suffer the consequences of your actions in all following diaries. If you kill somebody in diary 1, it can't disappear in diary 2. Keep the story going.
There should be a realistic, convincing reason for all actions you take. Take risks and show the tensions and madness of this period, yes; but be careful--don't be silly; be convincing.
You can always converse and interact with more people than assigned, from any class, including your own (common sense: they're your neighbors).
If you read something that bothers you, you privately inform the teacher. Your privacy will be protected.
Diary Grading Criteria:
Credibility / Realism: Are your character's actions believable to the reader? Do we understand the reasons he/she does what she does?
Historical Accuracy: Do you include convincing and accurate historical details in your "historical fiction"?
Include at least one detail (image or dialog) that shows the following factors in your character's life:
political factors
economic factors
daily life
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* Creativity: Are your character, your events, and your writing imaginative, full of images, drama?
Collaboration: Are you giving good feedback--based on the feedback questions--to your assigned peer review partners?
Task: Using your background knowledge from Reading 1 (Origins of the French Revolution), create your character. Process: Copy the prompts below. Paste them to your own diaries wiki page. Then use the prompts to help yourself imagine and create a character that is a) historically accurate, and b) interesting to you and us. Brainstorm (meaning write) your ideas for these prompts on your own wiki diary page.
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:
Social Class:
Financial situation:
Appearance:
Daily routine:
Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:
Past/individual-family history:
Family:
Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them):
Religion:
Education:
Style of speaking in France:
Languages you speak:
Main privileges and/or conflicts:
Portrait (Mr. Barrons changed his mind-you must have a portrait)
Diary # I: Before the Storm
Due: Task: Using the character you created above write a short (500 word) story showing his/her life on a normal day during the last days of the Ancien Regime. Follow these guidelines: Length: minimum 500 words
use the first-person narrative voice ("I").
write as if you were writing in a diary or journal in 1788. Show images of the life of this time in France, as experienced by a person in the social class of your character. Give us glimpses of your character's environment and thoughts. Have them talk about, think about, or see people from other classes also. Make it realistic. Give your character voice and personality. Include at least one detail (image or dialog) that shows the following factors in your character's life:
political factors
economic factors
daily life
Tell a story of what happened in a single day in that character's life. Again, include "news from the bigger world" and your character's realistic reactions to this.
Try to show, in your story, how your character's behavior reflects the growing crisis of the Ancien Regime, which will soon erupt in the French Revolution.
Feel free to include pictures in your diary. (Give credit to the pictures by linking to your online source at the bottom of your page.)
NOTE: You will continue developing your character by writing further diaries set during the main events of the French Revolution--so try to make a character you're interested in. ALSO, read other students' diaries and start getting to know their characters, because you will start including their characters in your own diaries by having encounters with them. back to top
Diary #2: From Crisis to Revolution (Diaries from "The Moderate Stage", Reading 2)
Task: You have read Reading 2: The Moderate Stage. Length: 500 words per diary. (We will do a word count. It's not an essay, so you should let things fly--but do revise and polish.) Due date: Wednesday September 17 8 am Where to publish: On your character's diary page (linked in the table at the bottom.) Grading standards: In each diary entry, show images of this event in France, as experienced by a person in the social class of your character. Give us glimpses of your character's environment, actions, and thoughts. Have them talk about, think about, and act with or against people from other classes also. Make it realistic. Give your character voice and personality. Include at least one detail (image or dialog) that shows the following factors in your character's life during your 2 chosen events:
political factors
economic factors
daily life
Finally: "Steal" and include in each entry at least one other student's character from each Estate . You can read all characters' diaries by clicking on their links in the "Diaries" Table at the bottom of this page. (You can include more characters if you want. That would be fun.) This is a revolution. Allow all the chaos of it to happen in your diary.LINK YOUR DIARY TO EVERY STUDENT'S DIARY THAT YOU STEAL A CHARACTER FROM.
For your convenience, here is an outline of the main events from Reading #2: The Moderate Stage:
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Monarchy
Louis XVI summons the Estates General (Jan., 1789)
Cahiers de Doleances written
Cahiers de Doleances written
Cahiers de Doleances written
Voting crisis in the Estates General (May, 1789)
Voting crisis in the Estates General (May, 1789)
Voting crisis in the Estates General (May, 1789)
Voting crisis in the Estates General (May, 1789)
Third Estate invites First Estate to join them (June 10, 1789)
Third Estate invites First Estate to join them (June 10, 1789)
Third Estate invites First Estate to join them (June 10, 1789)
Third Estate invites First Estate to join them (June 10, 1789)
The Third Estate declares itself a National Assembly and takes the Tennis Court Oath (June 17, 1789)
The Third Estate declares itself a National Assembly and takes the Tennis Court Oath (June 17, 1789)
The Third Estate declares itself a National Assembly and takes the Tennis Court Oath (June 17, 1789)
The Third Estate declares itself a National Assembly and takes the Tennis Court Oath (June 17, 1789)
Louis declares the National Assembly criminal and threatens it with arrest.
Louis XVI stations army outside of Paris
The Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789)
The Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789)
The Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789)
The Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789)
Peasants attack food convoys to Paris, refuse to pay feudal dues and tithes, and burn landlords' houses (July 1789)
Peasants attack food convoys to Paris, refuse to pay feudal dues and tithes, and burn landlords' houses (July 1789)
Peasants attack food convoys to Paris, refuse to pay feudal dues and tithes, and burn landlords' houses (July 1789)
Declaration of the Rights of Man (Aug. 4, 1789)
Declaration of the Rights of Man (Aug. 4, 1789)
Declaration of the Rights of Man (Aug. 4, 1789)
Declaration of the Rights of Man (Aug. 4, 1789)
March on Versailles and "arrest" of Louis XVI (October 5, 1789)
March on Versailles and "arrest" of Louis XVI (October 5, 1789)
March on Versailles and "arrest" of Louis XVI (October 5, 1789)
March on Versailles and "arrest" of Louis XVI (October 5, 1789)
Louis XVI conspires to "crush the Revolution"; "Flight to Varennes" (June 20, 1791)
Louis XVI conspires to "crush the Revolution"; "Flight to Varennes" (June 20, 1791)
Louis XVI conspires to "crush the Revolution"; "Flight to Varennes" (June 20, 1791)
Louis XVI conspires to "crush the Revolution"; "Flight to Varennes" (June 20, 1791)
Oct. '89 - Sept. '91: National Assembly ends the Ancien Regime with six basic reforms
Oct. '89 - Sept. '91: National Assembly ends the Ancien Regime with six basic reforms
Oct. '89 - Sept. '91: National Assembly ends the Ancien Regime with six basic reforms
Oct. '89 - Sept. '91: National Assembly ends the Ancien Regime with six basic reforms
Peasants and workers (lower Third Estate) feel betrayed by the bourgeoisie --a new tyrant has replaced the old one....
Peasants and workers (lower Third Estate) feel betrayed by the bourgeoisie --a new tyrant has replaced the old one....
Peasants and workers (lower Third Estate) feel betrayed by the bourgeoisie --a new tyrant has replaced the old one....
Diary #3-The Reign of Terror
Task: You have read Reading 3-Reign of Terror on the Moodle as well as pages 45-49 in your text
Length: 500 words per diary. (We will do a word count. It's not an essay, so you should let things fly--but do revise and polish.)
Due date: Saturday September 20 8 pm
Where to publish: On your character's diary page (linked in the table at the bottom.) Grading standards: In each diary entry, show images of this event in France, as experienced by a person in the social class of your character. Give us glimpses of your character's environment, actions, and thoughts. Have them talk about, think about, and act with or against people from other classes also. Make it realistic. Give your character voice and personality. Include at least one detail (image or dialog) that shows the following factors in your character's life during your 2 chosen events:
political factors
economic factors
daily life
Make sure you include at least one event that occurred during this time period
Finally: Include one other character in your diary.This is a revolution. Allow all the chaos of it to happen in your diary. LINK YOUR DIARY TO EVERY STUDENT'S DIARY THAT YOU STEAL A CHARACTER FROM.
Directions: Make a link in the table below to your own page for your diaries. Make sure your page name has your First Name Only, Period, and Character Name!!! ||
Diary Rules(READ THIS):
Diary Grading Criteria:
- Credibility / Realism: Are your character's actions believable to the reader? Do we understand the reasons he/she does what she does?
- Historical Accuracy: Do you include convincing and accurate historical details in your "historical fiction"?
- Include at least one detail (image or dialog) that shows the following factors in your character's life:
- political factors
- economic factors
- daily life
>* Creativity: Are your character, your events, and your writing imaginative, full of images, drama?
- Collaboration: Are you giving good feedback--based on the feedback questions--to your assigned peer review partners?
back to topCharacter Creation
Task: Using your background knowledge from Reading 1 (Origins of the French Revolution), create your character.Process: Copy the prompts below. Paste them to your own diaries wiki page. Then use the prompts to help yourself imagine and create a character that is a) historically accurate, and b) interesting to you and us. Brainstorm (meaning write) your ideas for these prompts on your own wiki diary page.
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:
Social Class:
Financial situation:
Appearance:
Daily routine:
Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:
Past/individual-family history:
Family:
Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them):
Religion:
Education:
Style of speaking in France:
Languages you speak:
Main privileges and/or conflicts:
Portrait (Mr. Barrons changed his mind-you must have a portrait)
Diary # I: Before the Storm
Due:Task: Using the character you created above write a short (500 word) story showing his/her life on a normal day during the last days of the Ancien Regime. Follow these guidelines:
Length: minimum 500 words
NOTE: You will continue developing your character by writing further diaries set during the main events of the French Revolution--so try to make a character you're interested in. ALSO, read other students' diaries and start getting to know their characters, because you will start including their characters in your own diaries by having encounters with them.
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Diary #2: From Crisis to Revolution (Diaries from "The Moderate Stage", Reading 2)
Task: You have read Reading 2: The Moderate Stage.Length: 500 words per diary. (We will do a word count. It's not an essay, so you should let things fly--but do revise and polish.)
Due date: Wednesday September 17 8 am
Where to publish: On your character's diary page (linked in the table at the bottom.)
Grading standards: In each diary entry, show images of this event in France, as experienced by a person in the social class of your character. Give us glimpses of your character's environment, actions, and thoughts. Have them talk about, think about, and act with or against people from other classes also. Make it realistic. Give your character voice and personality. Include at least one detail (image or dialog) that shows the following factors in your character's life during your 2 chosen events:
- political factors
- economic factors
- daily life
Finally: "Steal" and include in each entry at least one other student's character from each Estate . You can read all characters' diaries by clicking on their links in the "Diaries" Table at the bottom of this page. (You can include more characters if you want. That would be fun.) This is a revolution. Allow all the chaos of it to happen in your diary. LINK YOUR DIARY TO EVERY STUDENT'S DIARY THAT YOU STEAL A CHARACTER FROM.For your convenience, here is an outline of the main events from Reading #2: The Moderate Stage:
Diary #3-The Reign of TerrorTask: You have read Reading 3-Reign of Terror on the Moodle as well as pages 45-49 in your text
Length: 500 words per diary. (We will do a word count. It's not an essay, so you should let things fly--but do revise and polish.)
Due date: Saturday September 20 8 pm
Where to publish: On your character's diary page (linked in the table at the bottom.) Grading standards: In each diary entry, show images of this event in France, as experienced by a person in the social class of your character. Give us glimpses of your character's environment, actions, and thoughts. Have them talk about, think about, and act with or against people from other classes also. Make it realistic. Give your character voice and personality. Include at least one detail (image or dialog) that shows the following factors in your character's life during your 2 chosen events:
- political factors
- economic factors
- daily life
- Make sure you include at least one event that occurred during this time period
Finally: Include one other character in your diary.This is a revolution. Allow all the chaos of it to happen in your diary. LINK YOUR DIARY TO EVERY STUDENT'S DIARY THAT YOU STEAL A CHARACTER FROM.Your Diary Links Below!!!
Directions: Make a link in the table below to your own page for your diaries. Make sure your page name has your First Name Only, Period, and Character Name!!! ||